need reboot to activate FDDI ring?

From: Mike Broderick <broderic_at_MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:03:25 -0400

We have 4 alpha systems (ds20,es40) wired in a FDDI ring but never used (the
interfaces were never configured at the o/s level). I need to make this
active. I've ifconfig'd the interfaces but they are still not active (cannot
ping each other). Do I need to reboot all machines to get them active? (These
are 7x24 production machines so I don't want to schedule a reboot unless
certain it will get this working.)

Thanks.

                                                                _Mike
Received on Mon Aug 19 2002 - 22:05:30 NZST